Bodh Gaya

The geographic coordinates of Bodh Gaya Assembly constituency are: 24°38'40.2"N 85°10'55.6"E. This constituency falls in Gaya district of Bihar and in the Magadh region. Bodh Gaya shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Bihar Assembly constituencies adjacent to Bodh Gaya are: Wazirganj, Rajauli, Barachatti, Belaganj. This constituency shares an inter-state border with Jharkhand.

There were a total of 325242 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2025 Assembly election in Bodh Gaya Assembly constituency, of which 170452 were male, 154788 female and 2 of the third gender. In the 2020 Assembly elections, there were a total of 315397 registered voters, of which 163456 were male, 151937 female and 4 from the third gender. In the 2015 Assembly elections, there were a total of 288981 registered voters, of which 150324 were male, 138655 female and 427 from the third gender. In 2010 elections, there were a total of 238026 registered voters in this constituency, of which 125502 were male and 112524 female and 218 from the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 760 in 2020, 2 in 2015, and 0 in 2010.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2025 was 908, in 2020 it was 930, 922 in 2015, and 897 in 2010.

Bodh Gaya Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. The counting of votes is on Friday, November 14, 2025.

In the 2020 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 and the results were declared on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.

In the 2015 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 2 on Friday, October 16, 2015 and the results were declared on Sunday, November 8, 2015.

In the 2010 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 5 on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 and the results were declared on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.

Assembly constituency no.229. Bodh Gaya comprises of the following areas of Gaya district in the Magadh region of Bihar: CD Blocks Tan Kuppa & Fatehpur; Gram Panchayats Mocharim, Dhanawan, Basarhi, Bakror, Moratal, Kanhaul & Gafa Khurd & Bodh Gaya (NA) of Bodh Gaya CD Block.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 581.73 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Bodh Gaya is: 24°38'40.2"N 85°10'55.6"E.

A total of four Assembly constituencies in the state of Bihar share borders with Bodh Gaya constituency, which are: Wazirganj, Rajauli, Barachatti, Belaganj. This constituency shares an inter-state border with Jharkhand.

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Bodh Gaya constituency was 69.97%. In 2020, this seat registered a turnout of 61.37%, while it was 57.24% in 2015, and 51.26% in 2010.

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Kumar Sarvjeet of RJD won in this constituency beating Hari Manjhi of BJP by a margin of 4708 votes which was 2.43% of the total votes cast. In 2015, Kumar Sarvjeet of RJD was the winner in this seat beating Shyamdeo Paswan of BJP by a margin of 30473 votes which was 18.43% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2010 Assembly elections, Shyam Deo Paswan of BJP won this seat defeating Kumar Sarvjeet of LJP by a margin of 11213 votes which was 9.19% of the total votes polled for the seat.

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Kumar Sarvjeet of RJD had a vote share of 41.84% in this seat. In the 2015 Assembly elections, Kumar Sarvjeet of RJD got a vote share of 49.98% , In the 2010 Assembly elections, Shyam Deo Paswan of BJP got a vote share of 44.39% in Bodh Gaya.